Walter John Vezey (12 January 1901 – 4 April 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

Walter Vezey
Personal information
Full name
Walter John Vezey
Born12 January 1901
Edmonton, London, England
Died4 April 1926(1926-04-04) (aged 25)
Arawali, North-West Frontier Province, British India
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925/26Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 49
Batting average 16.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled 112
Wickets 3
Bowling average 19.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/18
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2023

The son of Peter Vezey and his wife, Lottie,[1] he was born at Edmonton in January 1901. He was educated at Haileybury, before going up to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. From there, he graduated as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers and was later attached to the Royal Bombay Sappers in British India.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1922.[3] Whilst in India, Vezey made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Sikhs and the Muslims in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament.[4] He scored 49 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 21,[5] while with the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 19.33.[6] While a passenger on 4 April 1926 aboard a DH.9A of No. 60 Squadron RAF flown by Pilot Officer David John Lloyd, Vezey was killed when the aircraft crashed in the North-West Frontier Province; the pilot was also killed in the crash.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Accident". Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser. 10 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Vezey Family: Branches In and Out of Box". www.boxpeopleandplaces.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 32730". The London Gazette. 18 July 1922. p. 5359.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Fatal Indian crash". Belfast News-Letter. 7 April 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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